Mappin Robbery

MAYFAIR'S Mappin & Webb jeweller was yesterday targeted by a group of smash and grab robbers.

"It was like a gangster movie. People started gathering around in a semi-circle to watch them," said one onlooker of the robbery, which took place at 11.20am.

The thieves reportedly hid their faces under their helmets and disguised the sound of the window smashing by revving the engines of their motorbikes and managed to grab tens of thousands of pounds worth of loot before leaving the scene in the direction of Piccadilly Circus.

The police arrived on the scene 25 minutes later, reports this morning's Metro.